Winter Storm, Perry
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Missouri, January 8 to 9, 1997
A low pressure system that moved northeast across the Tennessee River Valley produced 4 to 7 inches of snow across southeast Missouri. Generally 5 or 6 inches fell, with the exception of New Madrid and Mississippi Counties, where a little sleet limited totals to 4 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
A low pressure system that moved northeast across the Tennessee River Valley produced 4 to 7 inches of snow across southeast Missouri. Generally 5 or 6 inches fell, with the exception of New Madrid and Mississippi Counties, where a little sleet limited totals to 4 inches. Most schools closed due to the storm. Treacherous road conditions were blamed for numerous vehicle accidents. Two fatal weather-related traffic accidents occurred in southeast Missouri. One teenage female was killed in an accident in Bollinger County. A 53-year-old female was killed in an accident in Butler County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Bollinger
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cape Girardeau
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wayne
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Carter
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ripley
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Butler
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Stoddard
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mississippi
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, New Madrid
- When
- January 8, 1:00 PM CST to January 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Montana, January 8 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Sleet in North Carolina, January 8, 1997
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, January 8 to 9, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, January 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5585438, 5585439, 5585440, 5585441, 5585442, 5585443, 5585444, 5585445, 5585446, 5585447, 5585448.